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Yojimbo ·用心棒Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

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Thriller

Yojimbo ·用心棒Kill one or a hundred... you only hang once

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin convinces both silk merchant Tazaemon and sake merchant Tokuemon to hire him as a personal bodyguard, then artfully sets in motion a full-scale gang war between the two ambitious and unscrupulous men.

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Drama

Thriller

Release Date: Apr 25, 1961
Popularity: 3.8267: 1,538 votes
Directed by: Akira Kurosawa
Screenplay by: Ryūzō KikushimaAkira Kurosawa
Productions: TOHO (JP)
Collection: Sanjuro Collection
Budget: Revenue: NA

Top Cast

Crew & Team

Akira Kurosawa黒澤明

Director

Teruyo Nogami野上照代

Script Supervisor

Shirō Moritani森谷司郎

Assistant Director

Masanobu Deme出目昌伸

Assistant Director

Trailer & Videos

HDTrailer
Yojimbo (1961) Original Trailer [4K]
Teaser
YOJIMBO Trailer (1961) - The Criterion Collection

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